Labour

Newfoundland construction worker Jacob Lewis wins $1-million ‘Canada’s Got Talent’ prize

BUTLERVILLE, N.L. — Jacob Lewis, an offshore oil and gas construction worker fro...

Labour May 16, 2025

Skills Ontario competition a beehive of activity, showcasing the next generation of tradespeople

Consisting of 77 competitions and numerous conferences, the Skills Ontario Compe...

Labour May 16, 2025

LABOUR DEVELOPMENT: UA Local 46 highrise residential plumbers on strike

TORONTO - As of 12:01 a.m. this morning members of the United Association Local...

Labour , Projects May 13, 2025

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruling brings IBEW Local 2067 closer to pay day

Saskatchewan’s appeal court has ruled in favour of the International Brotherhood...

Labour May 8, 2025

Painters, plumbers/steamfitters ratify Ontario ICI deals

Negotiators in Ontario’s unionized ICI sector say there’s a heightened commitmen...

Labour May 8, 2025

Ontario expanding Skills Development Fund by nearly $1 billion over three years

TORONTO — Due mainly to the uncertainty surrounding tariffs, the Ontario governm...

Labour May 7, 2025

Done deals: Carpenters’, LIUNA ratify provincial ICI contracts

Two of Ontario’s largest construction unions, the Labourers’ and the Carpenters’...

Labour May 2, 2025

Ontario’s SDF seeing results with highest apprenticeship numbers since 2016

TORONTO — It’s been four years since Ontario’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) was...

Labour May 1, 2025

Letter to the Editor: It’s not enough to close the labour gap — We need to close the skills gap

  To the Editor, As the Canadian government moves ahead its plans to buil...

Labour April 23, 2025

IBEW reaches three-year ICI deal for 6.9% raise

Ontario’s unionized ICI electrical contractors have announced a provincial deal...

Labour April 22, 2025

Party leaders make promises on job skills training

OTTAWA — The main federal parties campaigned in the Montreal area Tuesday (April...

Labour April 16, 2025

P.E.I. Mr. Plumber owner says women ‘will change the trade, one person at a time’

Business owner Tracy Croucher doesn’t take it personally when customers ask to s...

Labour March 31, 2025

DiversiTrade’s Loney a shining example of pride in construction

When electrician Jessica Loney came out as a gender-diverse transwoman in 2019,...

Labour March 31, 2025

Union programs and strong supports drawing women to trades

Unions, with their strong sense of inclusion and programs, are drawing in more a...

Labour March 31, 2025

Tools in the Trades Boot Camp sees over 1,000 participants as campaign wraps

TORONTO – Support Ontario Youth (SOY) has announced the completion of another se...

Labour March 28, 2025

Ontario ICI negotiators approach crunch time

With five weeks to go before contracts expire in Ontario’s unionized ICI constru...

Labour March 26, 2025

More B.C. women hitting the road for roadbuilding

The BC Construction Association (BCCA) says an increasing number of women are wo...

Labour March 25, 2025

Canada’s Women of Asphalt paving the way to connections

Since rolling out in 2024, the Canadian branch of the U.S.-based Women of Asphal...

Labour March 25, 2025

Not Joe…Joette: RJC Engineers’ Decore a champion for diversity

For Joette Decore, executive principal at RJC Engineers in Edmonton, working in...

Labour March 24, 2025

Ashleigh Kaliszuk: Have camera, will travel

Ashleigh Kaliszuk, the owner/operator of Construct YEG is one of the few constru...

Labour March 21, 2025

Jessica Racovali has a solid foundation in construction, growing with Dufferin Concrete

Life and career came full circle for third generation concrete sector member Jes...

Labour March 19, 2025

EllisDon’s Slater committed to safety after switch from health care to construction

Moving from a career in the health rehabilitation field to one in construction m...

Labour March 18, 2025

Breaking many barriers: Smart Density co-founder tackles housing diversity

Naama Blonder has put issues such as improved housing costs and increased housin...

Labour March 17, 2025

Ironworkers Local 97 calls for ‘immediate end’ to Temporary Foreign Worker program

OTTAWA — Uncertainty and the threat of looming tariffs against Canada by U.S. Pr...

Labour March 10, 2025

McMaster University takes first place in MCAA 2025 Student Chapter Competition

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) is congr...

Labour March 7, 2025

CAF celebrates continuing efforts to advance equity in the skilled trades

OTTAWA — March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD) and in recognition of the da...

Labour March 7, 2025

P.E.I. may be small but the future is bright for men and women in roofing

Karolyn Willis got her start in construction at an early age. The Prince Edward...

Labour March 7, 2025

The Skills Ontario International Women’s Day Celebration returns to Linamar

GUELPH, ONT. – Skills Ontario is once again hosting its Celebration for Internat...

Labour March 6, 2025

Campbell receives King Charles III Coronation Medal

TORONTO — Chris Campbell, Carpenters’ Union Local 27 president and director of d...

Labour March 6, 2025

Women in Construction Week: Together we rise

TORONTO – Since 1998 the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) h...

Labour March 3, 2025

Women in Concrete panellists address achieving a fair and equitable workplace

The challenges women in construction face, the obstacles that have been overcome...

Labour February 21, 2025

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers backing Ford in Ontario election

BURLINGTON, ONT. — The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, which represen...

Labour February 21, 2025

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